Apostrophe 5

The Kamunikat.org Foundation, in cooperation with the International Union of Belarusian Writers, has published the fifth issue of the literary almanac “Apostrophe.” In the new issue, readers can look forward to works by Danuta Bichel, Uladzimir Niakliayeu, Siarhei Kalienda, and much more.

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the full content of the issue:

Prose

Stsiapan Laushuk. Elegiac Rhapsody. Diverse prologue and similar epilogue to the novel "Diana, or The Flashing Traces of a Goddess"
Valery Hapeyeu. Strawberries in Binary Notation. From Luninets stories
Ivan Klimiankou. Taika. Erotic novella
Siarhei Kalienda. Strawberry Jam. From the book "Dressed Stories"

Poetry

Danuta Bichel. Before the Ostra Brama. Poems
Uladzimir Niakliayeu. Loneliness. Poem
Aksana Sprynchan. The Beauty of Beauty. Poems
Leanid Dranko-Maysiuk. Miracle. Poems

Debut

Maksim Zhuk. Holiday on Children's Day. Short story

Translations

Kenneth Grahame. The Wind in the Willows. Novella. (Conclusion.) Translated by Usevalad Stseburaka

Art

Adam Hlobus. The Basau Brothers. Words about talented artists from Mstsislau

Notes

Siarhei Vahanau. Ellipses-V
Liavon Valasiuk. Workshop
Uladzimir Maroz. My friend the penguin. From life stories

Diaries

Mihas Mushynski. "History will not be liberal with anyone…" 1992. (Continued.)

Origins

Henadz Lapatsin. "A person is known by their words…" Linguistic and language practices of Varvara Hretskaya

Essay

Andrei Fedarenka. Nation of Writers-3. (Conclusion.)

Giedroyc

Reviews by the jury members of the Jerzy Giedroyc Prize–2024.
Maryia Narachanka. Greetings from Patsianauskaya, or People Turn into Pigs
Siarhei Kavaliou. The African Island and the Archipelago of Belarus
Andrei Khadanovich. "A Mirror with Toothpaste Splashes"
Andrei Shumski. Challenge to Darkness
A. Sych. Bathing as a Creative Method
Katarzyna Drozd-Urbanska. Modern Belarus – what is it like?

Book Review

Tasha Shpakouskaya. "And I told them that there is no death…" Review of Ales Dubrouski's book